Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Hibiscus kokio subsp. saintjohnianus
Collector Name:
Steve Perlman
Collection Date:
January 17, 2002
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Hanalei District
Locality:
Limahuli valley, lower valley cliff, 1 subgulch south of Maunapuluo, at 22 deg. 12.603'N & 159 deg. 34.904'W.
Plant Description:
Shrubs 2-3 meters ht., leaves subcoriaceous, elliptic to ovate, glabrous, margins crenulate, flower orange, calyx 3 cm, lobes dentate, glandular pubescent, involucral bracts ca 5 mm.
Habitat:
In mixed native cliff veg. and Alien veg.
Associated Species:
Metrosideros, Eragrostis variabilis, Pittosporum, Bidens forbesii, Chamaesyce c. var. hanapepensis, Artemisia, Lobelia niihauensis, Lepidium, Pipturus, Psydrax, Hibiscus kokio, Hedyotis acuminata, Cyanea hardyi, Schefflera.
Comments:
Leaf material removed for study of genetic diversity of Hibiscus kokio and related species. Nora Gavin-Smyth, Chicago Botanica Gardens, Dec 2024
Date of Record Creation:
September 13, 2011
Date of Last Update:
December 23, 2024
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